The Mound

The Mound: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Mound

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Mound — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.69506, -96.19105. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Mound

• Jasper Museum · church · Minnehaha · ~30 km · Must-see
• Splitrock Lake Dam · lake · Pipestone · ~33 km · Must-see
• Palisades State Park · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~33 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Nature Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Big Sioux Recreation Area · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pipestone National Monument · church · Pipestone · ~46 km · Must-see
• Corabelle Lake · lake · Murray · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Wilson · lake · Murray · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gitchie Manitou State Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~49 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Murray · ~54 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Lutheran Church · church · Minnehaha · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dell Rapids Water Tower · fort · Minnehaha · ~55 km · Must-see
• Glidden Chapel · church · Minnehaha · ~55 km · Must-see
• South Badger Lake · lake · Murray · ~56 km · Must-see
• North Badger Lake · lake · Murray · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Alvin · lake · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Museum · museum · Minnehaha · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew Home & Museum · museum · Minnehaha · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Mound

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Mound

• Hawkeye Point · viewpoint · Osceola · ~58 km · Must-see
• Eagle Rock · viewpoint · Rock · ~0 km
• Buffalo Viewing Platform · viewpoint · Rock · ~3 km
• Jasper Peak · viewpoint · Rock · ~27 km
• Buffalo Ridge · viewpoint · Murray · ~43 km
• Three Maidens · viewpoint · Pipestone · ~46 km
• Exhibit Quarry · viewpoint · Pipestone · ~46 km
• Egan Mounds · viewpoint · Moody · ~58 km
• Canton Mounds · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~62 km
• Large Boulder · viewpoint · Sioux · ~71 km

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